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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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